

Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur
Isaac Arthur
Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur explores humanity’s long-term future through space exploration, advanced technology, and big-picture science. Hosted by National Space Society President Isaac Arthur, each episode uses real science and careful speculation to examine space colonization, megastructures, artificial intelligence, post-scarcity economies, and the physics shaping civilization beyond Earth.
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Oct 15, 2020 • 25min
Low-Tech Spacefaring Civilizations (Narration Only)
We typically imagine interstellar civilizations as vastly superior in technology to modern times, but could the future see planets colonized by spaceships little better than our modern ones? Could some alien worlds allow space travel to develop far sooner and easier than it did on Earth? Or could civilizations abandon more advanced technology?
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Low-Tech Spacefaring Civilizations
Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur
Episode 260; October 15, 2020
Written, Produced, and Narrated by Isaac Arthur
Editors:
Darius Said
Jerry Guern
Keith Blockus
Konstantin Sokerin
Cover Art:
Jakub Grygier https://www.artstation.com/jakub_grygier
Graphics:
Bryan Versteeg http://spacehabs.com
Fishy Tree https://www.deviantart.com/fishytree/
Jeremy Jozwik https://www.artstation.com/zeuxis_of_losdiajana
LegionTech Studios https://hades9.com
SpaceResourcesCGI
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Udo Schroeter
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Oct 15, 2020 • 23min
Low-Tech Spacefaring Civilizations
We typically imagine interstellar civilizations as vastly superior in technology to modern times, but could the future see planets colonized by spaceships little better than our modern ones? Could some alien worlds allow space travel to develop far sooner and easier than it did on Earth? Or could civilizations abandon more advanced technology?
Watch the Video Version: https://youtu.be/FEV5r8jdBvQ
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Low-Tech Spacefaring Civilizations
Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur
Episode 260; October 15, 2020
Written, Produced, and Narrated by Isaac Arthur
Editors:
Darius Said
Jerry Guern
Keith Blockus
Konstantin Sokerin
Cover Art:
Jakub Grygier https://www.artstation.com/jakub_grygier
Graphics:
Bryan Versteeg http://spacehabs.com
Fishy Tree https://www.deviantart.com/fishytree/
Jeremy Jozwik https://www.artstation.com/zeuxis_of_losdiajana
LegionTech Studios https://hades9.com
SpaceResourcesCGI
Sergio Botero https://www.artstation.com/sboterod?fref=gc
Udo Schroeter
Music Courtesy of Epidemic Sound http://epidemicsound.com/creator
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Oct 11, 2020 • 26min
Response And Analysis Of Recent UFO Disclosures From The US Military
Recently the Military released Navy footage of 3 separate UFO or UAP - unidentified aerial phenomena - we will review that footage and consider both mundane explanations and the not-so-mundane, like secret projects, extraterrestrial origins, and what it might indicate about the technology and motivations of such alien civilizations if they are visitors from out in the galaxy.
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Response and Analysis of Recent UFO Disclosures from the US Military
Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur
Episode 259a; October 11, 2020
Written, Produced & Narrated by Isaac Arthur
Editors:
Jakub Grygier
Jerry Guern
Cover Art:
Jakub Grygier https://www.artstation.com/jakub_grygier
Graphics:
Darth Biomech https://www.artstation.com/darth_biomech
Ken York https://www.facebook.com/YDVisual/
Music Courtesy of Epidemic Sound http://epidemicsound.com/creator
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Oct 11, 2020 • 26min
Response And Analysis Of Recent UFO Disclosures From The US Military (Narration Only)
Recently the Military released Navy footage of 3 separate UFO or UAP - unidentified aerial phenomena - we will review that footage and consider both mundane explanations and the not-so-mundane, like secret projects, extraterrestrial origins, and what it might indicate about the technology and motivations of such alien civilizations if they are visitors from out in the galaxy.
Watch the Video version: https://youtu.be/TXYYSWG04gw
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Response and Analysis of Recent UFO Disclosures from the US Military
Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur
Episode 259a; October 11, 2020
Written, Produced & Narrated by Isaac Arthur
Editors:
Jakub Grygier
Jerry Guern
Cover Art:
Jakub Grygier https://www.artstation.com/jakub_grygier
Graphics:
Darth Biomech https://www.artstation.com/darth_biomech
Ken York https://www.facebook.com/YDVisual/
Music Courtesy of Epidemic Sound http://epidemicsound.com/creator
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Oct 8, 2020 • 34min
Mega-Cities (Narration Only)
Science Fiction delights in showing us grim, dark, giant, and dystopian future cities of covered in garbage and where life is cheap, but how realistic are such metropolises and how can we avoid living in them?
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Mega-Cities
Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur
Episode 259; September 17, 2020
Written, Produced & Narrated by Isaac Arthur
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Jakub Grygier https://www.artstation.com/jakub_grygier
Graphics:
Ken York https://www.facebook.com/YDVisual/
LegionTech Studios https://hades9.com
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Udo Schroeter
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Oct 8, 2020 • 34min
Mega-Cities
Science Fiction delights in showing us grim, dark, giant, and dystopian future cities of covered in garbage and where life is cheap, but how realistic are such metropolises and how can we avoid living in them?
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Mega-Cities
Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur
Episode 259; September 17, 2020
Written, Produced & Narrated by Isaac Arthur
Cover Art:
Jakub Grygier https://www.artstation.com/jakub_grygier
Graphics:
Ken York https://www.facebook.com/YDVisual/
LegionTech Studios https://hades9.com
Sergio Botero https://www.artstation.com/sboterod?fref=gc
Udo Schroeter
Music by Miguel Johnson
https://soundcloud.com/migueljohnsonmjmusic
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Oct 1, 2020 • 22min
Return To The Moon (Narration Only)
It's been over half a century since we first went to the Moon, and nearly as long since we last went. To Return to the Moon we need a base with a purpose, and we'll look at what purposes we have in mind and what the bases might be like as we head back to establish a Lunar Colony.
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Return to the Moon
Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur
Episode 258; October 1, 2020
Produced & Narrated by Isaac Arthur
Written by:
Isaac Arthur
Keith Blockus
Editors:
Andy Nelson
Jerry Guern
Cover Art:
Jakub Grygier https://www.artstation.com/jakub_grygier
Graphics:
Emory Stagmer
Jeremy Jozwik https://www.artstation.com/zeuxis_of_losdiajana
Ken York https://www.facebook.com/YDVisual/
Katie Byrne
Sergio Botero https://www.artstation.com/sboterod?fref=gc
SpaceResourceCGI
Udo Schroeter
Music
Sergey Cheremisninov, "Sirius"
https://www.s-cheremisinov.com
Reign Pagaran, "Distant Voyager"
Aerium, "Fifth Star of Aldebaran"
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRnUJY3l5vIJFGsY3XvW4dQ
Denny Schneidemesser, "Across the Universe" & "Luminous Rays"
https://soundcloud.com/denny-schneidemesser
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Oct 1, 2020 • 23min
Return To The Moon
It's been over half a century since we first went to the Moon, and nearly as long since we last went. To Return to the Moon we need a base with a purpose, and we'll look at what purposes we have in mind and what the bases might be like as we head back to establish a Lunar Colony.
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Credits:
Return to the Moon
Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur
Episode 258; October 1, 2020
Produced & Narrated by Isaac Arthur
Written by:
Isaac Arthur
Keith Blockus
Editors:
Andy Nelson
Jerry Guern
Cover Art:
Jakub Grygier https://www.artstation.com/jakub_grygier
Graphics:
Emory Stagmer
Jeremy Jozwik https://www.artstation.com/zeuxis_of_losdiajana
Ken York https://www.facebook.com/YDVisual/
Katie Byrne
Sergio Botero https://www.artstation.com/sboterod?fref=gc
SpaceResourceCGI
Udo Schroeter
Music
Sergey Cheremisninov, "Sirius"
https://www.s-cheremisinov.com
Reign Pagaran, "Distant Voyager"
Aerium, "Fifth Star of Aldebaran"
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRnUJY3l5vIJFGsY3XvW4dQ
Denny Schneidemesser, "Across the Universe" & "Luminous Rays"
https://soundcloud.com/denny-schneidemesser
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Sep 27, 2020 • 1h 8min
SFIA Monthly Livestream 23 - September 27, 2020
Our monthly livestream Q&A session for September 2020
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Sep 24, 2020 • 32min
The Fermi Paradox: The Phosphorus Problem (Narration Only)
The genesis and origin of life may require a very rare and delicate mixture of certain chemicals. One of those is phosphorus, and trying to figure out how we ever got enough of it in Earth's primordial soup for life to form in the first place has long puzzled scientists. We will also discuss the recent discovery of Phosphine Gas in Venus's Atmosphere
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The Fermi Paradox: The Phosphorus Problem
Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur
Episode 257; September 24 20, 2020
Produced, and Narrated by Isaac Arthur
Written by Isaac Arthur & Jerry Guern
Editors:
Keith Blockus
Mark Warburton
S. Kopperud
Cover Art:
Jakub Grygier https://www.artstation.com/jakub_grygier
Graphics:
Bryan Versteeg http://spacehabs.com
Jeremy Jozwik https://www.artstation.com/zeuxis_of_losdiajana
Katie Byrne
Kristijan Tavcar
Sergio Botero
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